More free school meals have been rolled out across Bridgend county borough this month as part of the Welsh Government's free school meals programme which began in 2022.
The scheme is a part of the Welsh Government’s commitment for every primary school pupil in Wales to receive a free school meal by 2024, though the local authority say parents will not have to apply.
It means that coinciding with the start of the new academic school year in September 2023, approximately 1,600 primary school pupils starting year 3 in Bridgend will be offered a free school meal.
